Coffee machines and tea kettles develop lime scale, or calcium carbonate, if they are not cleaned regularly. Calcium carbonate is a mineral inside the water that remains after the water has evaporated. It should be removed in order to maintain the heating element with. The acetic acid in vinegar is strong enough to clean most brewing machines. Learn how to descale a Keurig.

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Part 1 of 3: Prepare the Brewer for Cleaning

1

Remove any Keurig k-cup packs from the brewer.

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2

Pour any remaining water in the reservoir into the sink. Remove the Keurig water filter, if there is 1 attached to your machine.

3

Turn your brewer on.

4

Disable the automatic shut-off settings. It will need to remain on during the 4-hour de-scaling process.

Part 2 of 3: Clean the Keurig Brewer

1

Pour distilled white vinegar into the brewer reservoir. You can use a glass measuring cup with a pour spout to avoid spills. Fill it to the top of the water reservoir.

Although the amount of vinegar you use will depend upon the size of your brewing machine, you will need approximately 48 oz. (1.4l) of white vinegar for each descaling process.

2

Place a large ceramic mug underneath the spout.

3

Set your Keurig to perform a water-only brewing cycle. Allow the vinegar to clean out the brewer with several brewing cycles.

Pour the vinegar that drips into the ceramic mug into the sink when it is full.

Repeat the process until the vinegar in the reservoir is almost gone. The Keurig brewer will say "Add Water" on its screen.

4

Allow the remaining vinegar to sit in the reservoir for 4 hours. Set a timer so that you are assured it has cleaned the element for the proper length of time.

Part 3 of 3: Rinse the Brewer

1

Remove the water reservoir from the Keurig machine.

2

Pour remaining vinegar into the sink.

3

Turn on the tap and rinse the water reservoir thoroughly for 30 seconds.

4

Fill the reservoir with clean cold tap water.

5

Repeat the water-only brewing cycle with the entire reservoir of fresh water.

Pour each mug-full of water into the sink. Repeat until the Keurig's screen says "Add Water."

6

Rinse the water reservoir again. Replace the water filter.

7

Pour in fresh water to begin brewing Keurig k-cups.

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Your Keurig coffee machine may tell you when it is time to descale your machine. If it does not, you should descale it every 3 to 6 months. If you live in an area where the water has high mineral content, descale it every 3 months.

If your Keurig monitor indicates that the machine must be descaled when you have just performed the process, you may need to repeat the cleaning and rinsing process.